Anybody tried fitting M3 wheels?

[gareth h]

Roger mentioned that E46 BMW wheels have (almost) the same offset and the same pcd, M3/e46 sport wheels are 8" front and 9" rear which sounds usefull if you want to run wider rears, anybody tried it?

[stigmundfreud]

interesting idea, could be a cheaper option than importing bigger wheels from Oz?

[Doleboy]

Not tried it, but it's on the "to do" list.

BMW after market wheels do get used to upgrade GTO's in the states though. Beyern Type 5 is an example and for $259 a wheel (19" x 8.5" or 19" x 9.5&quot, not that expensive either.

I'm hoping that german build quality on the laquer will be better than Austrialia wheels such as ROH which is apparently questionable.

[Black VXR]

BMW Wheels get tatty if you use the acid type cleaner or allow you local car wash to use it. I don't think anything stays on if you spray it with acid?

My M5 wheels lost all the shine after a year or so of my local hand-car wash

[gareth h]

Can't be any worse than mine!

[S600VXR]

gareth h said:

Roger mentioned that E46 BMW wheels have (almost) the same offset and the same pcd, M3/e46 sport wheels are 8" front and 9" rear which sounds usefull if you want to run wider rears, anybody tried it?

E46 sports are 8" and 8.5" x 18. After market 19" wheels in 8.5 and 9.5 will bolt straight on but check the centre bore size. SSDD Motorsport (Teddy) do some black chrome CSL reps that will look nice, Mention me (Roger) and you may get a little off. M3 wheels will not fit what so ever - 20 something offset on the rear!

[Ferb]

I'll let you know, but not straight away. A customer of mine is giving me a set of E46 18" wheels to go on my Ute